A Guide for Developing Mental Health Components in High School
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A Guide for Developing Mental Health Components in High School Academies By Carolyn Lee Ann Arneill-Py Brian Keefer December 2003 California Mental Health Planning Council 1600 9th Street, Room 350 Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 654-3585 Fax: (916) 654-2739 www.dmh.ca.gov/mhpc Developing Mental Health Components in High School Academies i TABLE OF CONTENTS PREFACE ................................................................................................. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.................................................................................. v INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................vii THE HEALTH SCIENCE CONTINUUM .................................................................. 1 THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE MODEL ................................................................... 1 HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS ..................................................... 3 INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS.............................................................................. 6 TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS .................................................................................... 6 BENEFITS OF PARTNERSHIPS ................................................................................. 7 ESTABLISHING PARTNERSHIPS .......................................................................10 GETTING STARTED..........................................................................................10 SUGGESTED PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES.......................................................................12 EXAMPLES OF BEST PRACTICES AMONG ACADEMIES..........................................................13 PARTNERSHIP CHALLENGES AND RESOLUTIONS ..............................................................14 LEVERAGING RESOURCES .............................................................................17 SUGGESTIONS FOR ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE STAFF TIME...................................................17 SUGGESTIONS FOR ACTIVITIES TO FUND.....................................................................18 SUGGESTIONS FOR ACTIVITIES TO SPONSOR .................................................................18 EVALUATING PARTNERSHIPS .........................................................................19 PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS ...............................................................................19 EVALUATING YOUR PARTNERSHIP ...........................................................................23 APPENDIX 1—REGIONAL GUIDE TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ................................ 27 APPENDIX 2—TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONTACTS................................................41 APPENDIX 3—RESOURCES ............................................................................ 43 California Mental Health Planning Council Developing Mental Health Components in High School Academies iii PREFACE The California Mental Health Planning This guide is one of the many products Council (CMHPC) is mandated in federal designed to transform strategies into and state statute to advocate for chil- the actions necessary to solve the cri- dren and youth with serious emotional sis. It is intended to provide county disturbances and adults and older mental health departments and com- adults with serious mental illnesses. It munity-based agencies with informa- also provides oversight and system ac- tion, resources, technical assistance, countability for the public mental and contact information for consultants health system and advises policymakers necessary for developing a partnership on priority mental health issues. with school districts in order to pro- Since 2000, the CMHPC has identified mote a workforce pipeline to attract mental health workforce issues in the youth into pursuing mental health ca- mental health system as one of its top reers. If users of the guide have any priority projects. To address this hu- questions about the material in the man resources crisis, the CMHPC initi- guide or want more information, please ated the Human Resources Project. It contact Human Resources Project staff is a collaborative effort involving the at (916) 654-3585, or e-mail . CMHPC, the Department of Mental [email protected] Health (DMH), and the California Insti- tute for Mental Health. It is funded by the DMH and the Zellerbach Family Fund. The Human Resources Project is dedicated to solving the workforce cri- sis by highlighting solutions and assist- ing interested individuals and organizations in implementing success- ful strategies.1 1 Additional information on the California Men- tal Health Planning Council’s Human Resources Project may be found on the web at: http://www.dmh.ca.gov/mhpc/hr- projects.asp. California Mental Health Planning Council Developing Mental Health Components in High School Academies v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The California Mental Health Planning Council wishes to acknowledge the following individuals who were instrumental in the development of this document: California Mental Health Planning Council Human Resources Committee Technical Assistance Manual Subcommittee Luis Garcia, Corporate Director Linda Powell, Deputy Director Latino Program Development Administrative Services Pacific Clinics California Department of Mental Health Bob Martinez, Director Vicki Smith Center for Multicultural Development California Association of Social Reha- California Institute for Mental Health bilitation Agencies Technical Assistance Guide Workgroup Cindy Beck, Consultant Sandy Mittlesteadt, Executive Director California Department of Education National Career Academy Coalition Patricia Clark, Consultant Judy Newman, Managed Care Adminis- Career Academy Support Network trator Charlie Dayton, Project Coordinator Kern County Mental Health Services Career Academy Support Network Art Tenbrink, Counseling Faculty Rick DeGette, Consultant Las Positas College Solano County Mental Health Richard Van Horn, President/CEO Debbie Emerson, Lead Faculty Mental Health Association Amador Valley High School Los Angeles County Mike Lippett, Program Specialist Jose Villasana, Program Manager Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Riverside Mental Health Gustavo Loera, Director Margaret Walkover, MPH Consultant Human Services Academy Mental Health Association Los Angeles County California Mental Health Planning Council Developing Mental Health Components in High School Academies vii INTRODUCTION According to a report released in 2003 ing and the effectiveness of services, by the Center for the Health Profes- the needs of mental health clients will sions at the University of California San not be met without a sufficient and Francisco, The Mental Health Work- culturally competent workforce. force: Who’s Meeting California’s One solution for the workforce crisis is Needs?, California will need between proactive recruitment strategies, such 73,000 to 80,000 mental health profes- 2 as developing an interest among youth sionals by 2010. However, the current in pursuing mental health careers. Ca- licensed mental and behavioral health reer pathways and high school career workforce totals only 63,000, leaving a academies are methods in California’s gap of approximately 10,000 to 20,000 educational system that promote stu- mental health professionals to fill in dent performance and workforce de- less than 10 years. velopment at the elementary through This challenge is compounded by the high school levels. Career academies current vacancy rate in the public men- are “schools-within-schools” that intro- tal health system. In 1999 the Califor- duce high school students to profes- nia Mental Health Planning Council sions early in their academic (CMHPC) documented vacancy rates in experience in order to develop a work- California’s public mental health sys- force pipeline. State-funded California tem at approximately 20-25 percent Partnership Academies are located in statewide for core occupations, such as underserved areas of the State and psychiatrists, psychologists, licensed have an ethnically diverse student clinical social workers, nurses, and psy- population. chiatric technicians. In rural and un- Numerous industries from manufactur- derserved areas of the State, the ing, finance, and healthcare have 3 The men- vacancies are much higher. worked with partnership academies to tal health system also lacks qualified promote workforce and pipeline strate- bilingual and bicultural professionals gies. California’s publicly funded men- who can provide culturally competent tal health system has not yet taken services. The resulting problem for advantage of high school career path- county mental health departments and way programs. Establishing collabora- community-based agencies is that, re- tive relationships among county mental gardless of the improvements in fund- health departments, community-based agencies, and education agencies is a 2 The Mental Health Workforce: Who’s Meet- necessary step in solving the workforce ing California’s Needs? University of California, crisis. San Francisco, The Center for the Health Pro- fessions (2003). A copy of this report may be Collaborative relationships between obtained from the following website: county mental health departments, http://www.futurehealth.ucsf.edu/CWI. community-based agencies, and educa- 3 The Human Resources Project vacancy rate tion agencies will provide opportunities study may be accessed at the following web- for mental health professionals to in- site: http://www.dmh.ca.gov/mhpc/webvacancies. form students